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Portuguese signalman served with Royal Navy in Hong Kong, 1940-1941; worked as OSS agent in Macao, 1941-1945

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REEL 1 Background in Hong Kong, 1920-1938: family; education. Various aspects of period with Shanghai Police, 1938- 1939: character of training; reasons for leaving police. Aspects of period as signalman with Royal Navy in Hong Kong and Singapore, 1940-1941: training as signaller on board HMS Tamar; joining HMS Thracian in Singapore; Japanese agent Richards who operated in Hong Kong; build up of tension before Japanese attack on Hong Kong. Recollections of Japanese attack on Hong Kong, 12/1941: character of Japanese attack; role helping evacuate troops from Kowloon to Hong Kong Island.
REEL 2 Continues: hearing stories of Japanese troop's behaviour from Royal Scots; scuttling of HMS Barlight; surrender of Hong Kong, 25/12/1941; advice he received from his officer, 25/12/1941; treatment of his family by Japanese troops; aid received from Portuguese consulate, 25/12/1941. Recollections of journey to Kweilin, China via Macao and recruitment to OSS, 1942: aid given by British consul in Macao; junk voyage from Macao to China, 1942; arrival at British Army Aid Group Headquarters in Kweilin; story of football match in Kweilin; approach to OSS.
REEL 3 Continues: employment as US agent. Recollections of period as OSS agent in Macao, 1942-1945: his mission to Macao; contacting German intermediary to get into Japanese Headquarters; his offer to give Japanese information about Kweilin air base; information he gave Japanese; interrogations by Japanese; going into hiding; joining police; US Air Force attack on shipping from information he gave. Aspects of life after 1945: reaction to lack of recognition at end of Second World War; migration to GB, 12/1950; jobs in Isleworth area.
REEL 4 Continues: life in GB. Aspects of period in Hong Kong, Macao and Kweilin, 1941-1945: personnel in British Army Aid Group; tension between British and US personnel; fake fight he staged with US serviceman; beating received from Japanese guard in Honk Kong after surrender; memories of Jack Braga his contact man in Macao.

Over two million American servicemen passed through Britain during the Second World War. In 1944, at the height of activity, up to half a million were based there with the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF). Their job was to man and maintain the vast fleets of aircraft needed to attack German cities and industry.